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2004-06-24 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

8 Detained Servicemen in British Custody

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Posted by Mr. Davis 2004-06-24 9:55:20 AM|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Next time, there needs to be a heavily armed escort for any Allied craft and if the Iranians try this shit again, their vessel and its crew should be promptly dispatched to sit alongside Davey Jones' locker.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-06-24 10:29:43 AM|| 2004-06-24 10:29:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Howard, Shep, Bulldog...I'm glad your servicemen have been freed.

Posted by Seafarious 2004-06-24 10:44:17 AM|| 2004-06-24 10:44:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Allahu Akbar... and just in time for the ~~soccer~~football too. ULULULULULULULULULULULUL!!!

Posted by Howard UK 2004-06-24 10:47:16 AM|| 2004-06-24 10:47:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I think this goes back to that bayonet charge by the Argylls. -

Posted by Matt 2004-06-24 11:10:49 AM|| 2004-06-24 11:10:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 They'll be keeping the boats and other equipment? Thank God the men are safe - but wouldn't it be nice to turn the boats into navigational hazards in those waters? While we are at it, I'd really like to see the USS Pueblo turned into a pile of smoking steel along the NKOR coast. IIRC, she was turned into a museum. That still p*sses me off.

Posted by Doc8404 2004-06-24 11:23:40 AM|| 2004-06-24 11:23:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 I admit that Thatcher quite rightly would have kicked off some kind of major escalation at this point.

Posted by Howard UK 2004-06-24 1:45:18 PM|| 2004-06-24 1:45:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 cooler heads prevailed. Lucky for the Mad Mullahs.

Posted by Anonymous5333 2004-06-24 2:14:51 PM|| 2004-06-24 2:14:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 The real news is that: "protesters angry about the occupation of Iraq tried to approach the six Royal Marines and two sailors as they arrived at Tehranâs airport."

Posted by ex-lib 2004-06-24 3:51:13 PM|| 2004-06-24 3:51:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 woo hoo! So it's finally true! Time to party!

Posted by Anonymous5333 2004-06-25 4:09:21 AM|| 2004-06-25 4:09:21 AM|| Front Page Top

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